skip bottle?

[urouj862]

yeah i agree with the cheapo cups strategy, some kids like my 2nd one now almost 3, started using sippy cups around age 8-9 months and she would get frustrated trying to suck too hard, so i got her the cheap plastic free flow ones, and it was perfect for her, less work on her part, and i was happy! she drank water, milk, juice from it, she was breast fed too, never liked the bottle from day1!

[Harper Juha]

Well,he needs to eat something and get fluids or he will dehydrate. Children dehydrate very quickly so its not something to mess around with. You could try putting juice (dilute it half with water)in the sippy cup and see if he would take that. I would think that getting the formula via the cereal is better than nothing, although cereal (especially the rice kind) can cause constipation. Do you try to give him ibuprophen or tylenol for the teething or even try rubbing his gums before you put the bottle in his mouth so ease the pain. Good luck and be careful so he don't dehydrate.